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Title/Caption	Kailasanatha Temple
Variant Title/Caption	Kailasa Temple; Kailash Temple; Cave 16
Site/Creative Center	Ellora, Maharashtra (India)
Date of Work	ca. third quarter of 8th Century
Description of View	Obelisk (stambha) in south courtyard. [Partial view]
Notes	Cave 16 is one of sixteen Brahmanical-Hindu cave-temples (Caves 14-29), in a series of 34 major cave-temples, that are centrally situated at the rock-cut site of Ellora in the western Deccan. The cave-temples extend for approximately 2 km. along a west-facing embankment of the plateau. Other groupings at the site are generally identified as the Buddhist caves 1-12 (ca. 7th c.) that were relocated to the southern end and a group of Jain caves 30-34 (ca.mid-9th c.) at the far northern end. Cave 16, also known as the Kailasanatha Temple, is the celebrated rock-cut temple of India, unsurpassed in scale and grandeur. The temple's foundation is generally attributed to Rashtrakuta Krishna I (r. ca. 758-73) in celebration of the dynasty's victory over the Chalukyas of Badami. The cave-temple, dedicated to Shiva, reflects the idea of the temple as cosmic mountain, and specifically as Mt. Kailasa, the abode of Shiva. The cave complex includes a principal monothic temple, a Nandi pavilion flanked by two freestanding pillars, a gateway (gopura), and subsidiary shrines. Stone bridges connect the upper stories of the western gateway, Nandi pavilion and porch of the pillared hall of the main temple. Access into the main temple and Nandi pavilion is at the upper-story level with the lower story ornamented with large-scale relief panels.
Technique/Process	architecture, architectural sculpture
Materials/Medium	Volcanic basalt
Dimensions	Obelisk (stambha): 17 meters high
Culture	Indian (South Asian)
Century	8th Century
Style of Work	Post-Gupta, Rashtrakutan
Subject	Architecture, Indian (South Asian) Sculpture, Indian (South Asian) Architecture, Rashtrakutan Architecture, 8th Century Religious buildings Rock-cut temples Obelisks (monumental pillars)
Publisher	Saskia Ltd. Cultural Documentation
Publisher.Location	Freeport, Maine (United States)
Credit Line	(C) Dr. Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft
Reference Number	Saskia Kia-0646
Collection Title	Architecture (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu:2000/ah_copyright.html

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